Tian Tao was interviewed after the game. Photo by Wang Peng
Weinan, Shaanxi, China, September 23 (Reporter Wang Peng) In the weightlifting men's 96 kg final of the 14th National Games held on the afternoon of the 23rd, Rio Olympics runner-up Tian Tao won the gold medal with a snatch of 178 kg, a deadlift of 208 kg, and a total of 386 kg. He said after the game that once the knee injury was cured, he would try to beat the Paris Olympic gold medal.
In the whole game, the 27-year-old Tian Tao's strength was significantly higher than that of his opponents. In the snatch, he lifted 168 kg, 173 kg and 178 kg consecutively, and the 178 kg snatch performance was 7 kg ahead of the second place.
In the deadlift, Tian Tao lifted 208 kg in the first hand and basically locked in the championship. In the second attempt, he directly asked for 232 kilograms of weight, which is 1 kilogram heavier than his world record. But he only shook the barbell and gave up the trial before he could exert his strength. Before stepping down, Tian Tao shouted, "I'll come for the next Olympic Games!" ”
Tian Tao won the championship smoothly. Sun Wei of Hunan won the silver medal with a total of 165 kg in snatching and 214 kg in deadlift, with a total score of 379 kg. Zhao Yongchao of Fujian won the bronze medal with a total of 170 kg in snatching and 208 kg in deadlift, with a total score of 378 kg.
The picture shows the scene of the award ceremony. Photo by Wang Peng
"Today's performance was very poor." After the game, Tian Tao said that today's results are still far from his peak state, because of the knee injury, coupled with the failure of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the whole mentality and state of the whole person have declined in recent times, the training is not active and systematic, and only practiced for two weeks before the National Games.
At the Rio Olympics, Tian Tao competed in the men's 85 kg category and won the silver medal. He later rose to the 96 kg class, won the World Championships, and set a world record for the deadlift of 231 kg. But Tian Tao revealed that the weight lift is a great challenge to every joint, and injuries follow.
"Today I wanted 232 kilograms in the lift, in fact, everyone knows that I will definitely not lift, nor can I lift, I just set a goal for myself." Tian Tao said that before his mentality was poor, suddenly he did not want to practice, his heart was very scattered, but he was inspired to see That Lu Xiaojun still won the Olympic Games at the age of 37.
"It's a shame not to participate in this Olympics, and in the 96 kg class, I still believe that I am the strongest in the world, and I am still not reconciled." Tian Tao said that the next step is to thoroughly deal with the knee injury, and it is not the opponent but the injury that is in front of him. "If I'm okay, then [the goal] is the next Olympic gold medal." I hope that when you mention Tian Tao, you will think of the world's first. (End)
Source: China News Service